FTC proposes enhanced protections for kids online. Where do you stand?
In place since 2000, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule makes it illegal for websites and online services to collect personal information from kids under 13 without parents’ verifiable consent. It’s been a decade since the last COPPA Rule update, and the FTC is now proposing revisions to reflect technological changes, provide greater protections for kids’ personal information, and ensure that parents – not companies – are still in the driver’s seat when it comes to children’s data.